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Would military strikes kill Iran's nuclear programme? Probably not
VIENNA - The recent U.S. deployment of B-2 bombers, the only planes able to launch the most powerful bunker-busting bombs, to within range of Iran is a potent signal to Tehran of what could happen to ...
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Candidates’ election deposit of $13,500 remains for GE2025: ELD
SINGAPORE - Candidates contesting this year’s general election will need to pay $13,500 each – the same as in the 2020 election. This and other details were revealed on April 15 by the Elections ...
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NATO's Rutte visits Odesa, says support for Ukraine unwavering
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he had visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday and declared NATO's support for Ukraine was ...
‘We don’t take anything for granted’: Every vote in East Coast GRC vital to PAP, says Edwin Tong
Mr Tong also said former SAF chief of staff Goh Pei Ming brings value to the team there. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Romania tells US Congress group its presidential vote will be fair, transparent
BUCHAREST - Romania is committed to ensuring its May presidential vote re-run is fair and transparent, after its election result in December was cancelled, interim President Ilie Bolojan told a U.S.
Jordan foils plot involving rockets and drones; source says suspects linked to Hamas
AMMAN - Jordan said on Tuesday it had arrested 16 people, thwarting a plot that threatened national security, involving rockets, explosives and a factory to make drones. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GE2025: PAP new face Kawal Pal Singh rules himself out of running for election
Mr Singh, a lawyer, was spotted in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC on April 13. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China’s Xi arrives in Malaysia, pledges deeper ties amid escalating US trade war
Xi is scheduled to meet Malaysia’s King and Prime Minister on April 16. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Minority shareholders question OCBC CEO Helen Wong’s re-election as director of Great Eastern
Great Eastern shares have been suspended from trading amid a takeover offer by OCBC. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
French prisons attacked in response to government's narco crackdown, minister says
PARIS - Multiple French prisons have been attacked in recent nights, including with automatic weapons, in what the justice minister said on Tuesday was a response to a government clamp-down on a drug ...
GE2025: Ong Ye Kung will be tested at the ballot box on May 3 – and so will his brother in Australia
The elder Ong brother is contesting as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Tangney in Perth. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PAP newcomer and ex-MOT director Foo Cexiang joins PSA Singapore
He will drive the development of PSA’s supply chain hub in his new role. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.